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The Battlers (1986)

Kylie Tennant talks about researching and writing her third novel The Battlers. [read more]

First women’s union (1983)

This clip talks about the conditions that led to the Melbourne Tailoresses Strike of 1882 to 1883. [read more]

Six o’clock swill (1976)

Caddie has taken a job in an inner-city hotel, because it pays more than waitressing, but she’s unprepared for the brutal struggle that is the nightly ‘six o’clock swill’. Men crowd the bar to drink as much beer as possible ... [read more]

‘It just ain’t penguin’ (2006)

After a long winter, Memphis (voiced by Hugh Jackman) prays for the return of the sun. As the thaw begins, the Emperor penguin eggs hatch all over the colony – except for Memphis’s egg. Newborn penguin Gloria (voiced as a ... [read more]

‘Wild things should be free’ (1976)

Mike (Greg Rowe) is overjoyed when Mr Percival, his pet pelican, returns after being set free. [read more]

Collective unconscious (1996)

Filmmaker George Miller explains the universal appeal of cinema, using Mad Max as an example. [read more]

Rae tries to slow the boat (1989)

Rae (Nicole Kidman) shuts off the engine and takes the key. Hughie (Billy Zane) tries to get it back but she’s too quick for him. Unfortunately, the dog is even quicker. [read more]

Old Jindabyne (c1965)

As the waters of Lake Jindabyne, part of the Snowy Mountains Scheme, begin to rise, we take a last look at old Jindabyne. [read more]

The welcoming committee (1975)

After months of work, broke and hung over, the union shearers make their feelings plain as strikebreakers arrive to work for reduced wages. [read more]

Never Never Country (2000)

From 1936 Tom Kruse delivered mail and stores to outback properties along the remote Birdsville Track. In 1998, after 10 years of restoration of a Leyland Badger, Tom made one last run. Dave Burge, the organiser of the historic run, ... [read more]

Spike the monotreme (1995)

Spike, the echidna, forages on land and then goes swimming to cool off. [read more]

Echidna birth (1995)

The echidna is born as an egg and attaches itself to the underbelly of its mother. [read more]

Asylum seekers at work (2002)

Afghan asylum seekers are good employees in the rural Victorian town of Loxton. The then Minister for Immigration, Phillip Ruddock, argues that they are not necessarily entitled to permanent status. [read more]

Food rations in Cuba (2002)

An older man in the street says socialism has ensured that the people don’t starve. Basic food is available to all citizens. No other South American country can claim this. Fidel Castro is a hero to the older Cubans. [read more]

Italy revisited (1993)

Kavisha Mazzella visits Italy to find traditional songs. She interviews musicologist Professor Ugo Vuoso about how the songs are recorded for posterity. [read more]

The power of fear (1987)

Father Brian Gore describes how he educates the poor people of Negros in the Philippines to become empowered against oppression. He stresses the values of human dignity and a display of fearlessness. [read more]

What is art? (1974)

Everyone sees art in different ways. [read more]

Social justice (1991)

Michael Leunig sees our inability to say 'enough is enough’ as a problem while John Howard considers it to be the acceptable price of progress. [read more]

Setting up camp (c1916)

This piece of documentary footage, taken on Mawson’s Antarctic expedition between 1911 and 1913, shows Lieutenant Belgrave Ninnis and Dr Xavier Mertz setting up their tent. Another shot shows them lying in their reindeer sleeping bags for warmth. [read more]

Snow wombat (1982)

A wombat forages in the snow of the Mt Kosciuszko National Park. The marsupial finds grasses and roots to eat. [read more]

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